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GDAE releases new textbooks
The Fourth Edition of Microeconomics in Context is now available. View information on the text, including sample chapters, and order a free exam copy.
The Third Edition of Macroeconomics in Context will be available to order in late 2018. Preview four sample chapters and preorder a free exam copy.
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Agriculture
Researching the economic impacts of food and land policy. Read more about the program or specific topics:
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Globalization
Research supporting sustainable economic integration. Read more about the program or specific topics:
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Land, Energy, and Climate
Studying advances in renewable energy and issues in land use.
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Economics books that address social and environmental issues.
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In the News
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Gillian Davies was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio about the critical role wetlands and swamps play in curbing the effects of climate change. September 14, 2018
Timothy A. Wise published "'This Is Life or Death for Us': Mexico's Farm Movement Rejects New NAFTA Agreement" in Common Dreams. Sept 13, 2018
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Leontief Prize
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Mariana Mazzucato and Branko Milanovic received the 2018 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought on April 17. Learn about the 2018 winners.
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Events
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Economics versus Political Economy on 11/27 at 12:30 AM - 1:45 PM in Cabot 206 at The Fletcher School
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New from GDAE
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Do Trade and Investment (Agreements) Foster
Development or Inequality?
Pierre Kohler and Francis Cripps, October 2018
This working paper revisits the debate on trade and investment agreements (TIAs), development and inequality, looking at the role of Global Value Chains (GVCs) and trans-national corporations (TNCs). Learn more about this work and the Modeling Policy Reform program.
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Seeds of Resistance, Harvests of Hope: Farmers Halt a Land Grab in Mozambique
Timothy A. Wise, October 2018
In an article published by Food Tank, Wise chronicles a remarkable group of women in Mozambique who successfully resisted a land grab and have now formed their own association and petitioned the government for some of that fertile land. See Wise's other recent articles.
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Financialization, Trade, and Investment Agreements
Alex Izurieta, Pierre Kohler, and Juan Pizarro, September 2018
This working paper assesses the effects of trade and investment agreements on income distribution and government policy. The critical process underpinning these effects is the rise of ‘financialization’. Global patterns of greater financialization and of worsening functional income distribution as well as tighter fiscal stances are identified in the data. Learn more about this work and the Modeling Policy Reform program.
- Ecological Repair: A Hope for the Human Economies
Neva Goodwin, August 2018
Dr. Goodwin's article in Opinion Sur examines the imbalance among the three major spheres of human economic activity and provides thoughts on what will be needed to better align them all toward human well-being and ecological health. This article has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese. For related reading, see " There is more than one economy" by Dr. Goodwin.
- Urban Environment Improvement Assessment by
Using Hedonic Price
Yifei Zhang, Sheng Li,Yuxi Luo, August 2018
Visiting Research Fellow, Yifei Zhang, co-authored this article published in the Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy journal (Vol.37, No.4). This article aims to reveal the implicit price of a city water system improvement project on house prices in Guilin, China, by using the hedonic price approach.
- Scientist Diplomats or Diplomat Scientists: Who Makes Science Diplomacy Effective?
William R. Moomaw, April 2018
Successful science-based policies build upon the pillar of sound science, while meeting the needs of diverse societies in an economically and politically feasible manner. In this journal article, Dr. Moomaw examines how scientists and diplomats interact most productively to achieve a successful outcome. See related publications on sustainable development diplomacy.
- Macroeconomics in Context: A European Perspective
Dr. Sebastian Dullien, et. al., Aug 2017
This addition to the bestselling "In Context" series includes a specific focus on European data, institutions and historical events. Learn more and request instructor resources here.
- Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach
Dr. Jonathan M. Harris and Dr. Brian Roach, Aug 2017
This text introduces students to the expanding fields of environmental and ecological economics.
See new supplements on "Decarbonizing the Global Economy" and
"Scientists’ Warning on Global Ecosystems." Request instructor resources here.
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The Economics of Global Climate Change
Jonathan M. Harris, Brian Roach, and Anne-Marie Codur
June 2017
This module (also available in French) covers valuation of environmental damages, carbon taxes, and tradable permits. It includes the latest science and policy developments, including IPCC reports, the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and carbon storage in soils and forests.
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